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Jabari Parker Update

Former Blue Devil Jabari Parker has definitely had an up-and-down career. When healthy, he’s been at an All-Star level but knee injuries have really set him back.

This summer though he’s had a different problem: he tested positive for Covid-19 in June and self-isolated.

He only played one game with the Kings after being traded due to the shutdown and now his return is still a bit uncertain as well as how he’ll work into the rotation since he hasn’t yet been part of it and time is a bit compressed in the bubble.

His teammate, former Maryland big man Alex Len, has had a more difficult time: “Like two weeks in, I started having symptoms like no smell, no taste (and) I had a little bit of chest tightness.